A comparative clinical survey of the prevalence of refractive errors and eye diseases in urban and rural school children

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 328-333

  Uzma, Nazia ^a   Kumar, B Santhosh ^a   Salar, B M Khaja Mohinuddin ^a   Zafar, Mohammed Atheshm ^b   Reddy, V Devender ^a  

^a DECCAN COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Kakatiya Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Ocular diseases; Refractive error; Urban and rural areas; Visual acuity; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION PARALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EYE DISEASE; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; INDIA; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MYOPIA; NIGHT BLINDNESS; PERSONAL HYGIENE; READING; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RETINOSCOPY; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; TRACHOMA; URBAN AREA; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 66749185822     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/i09-030     Document Type: Article

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